An association dedicated to the preservation of traditional archery.
The Southern Traditional Archery Assn. Inc.
was incorporated in 2002 to preserve
traditional archery.
The association is controlled by a board of directors and the members.
The S.T.A. Assn supports the legislative efforts and is an affiliate of the Mississippi Bowhunters Assn.
The S.T.A. Assn hosts benefit shoots for organizations such as Catch-A-Dream and will host shoots for any worthy benefit organization..
To contact the association or need information on shoots or have an announcement to have added to the site contact... bigfoot1408@yahoo.com
To get to the Cossar shoot go to the hiway 32 /oakland exit on I-55, it is near enid also..It's about 15 miles south of Batesville. go east on hiway 32 until you see the sign for George Payne Cossar state park.. and follow the signs. don't give up. it's about 3 miles from 32 to the park.. ..
to get to the Winterville Mounds shoot... get on Hiway 1 {one} and go about 3 miles north of greenville, the park is easy to spot.
to get to the enid shoots go to exit 233 ,,,, 14 miles south of Batesville take the road across the dam and look for the banner on the left side of the road. {don't cross the bridge across the freeway}
To get to Learned.
From Jackson; Take I-20 west to Hyw 18 south. (Raymond Road), go through Raymond, take right on Oakley-Palestine Road (sign;Brown Loam Experiment Station) Turn left on Learned/Oakley Road at Oakley Training School... Cross three bridges and look for Learned Road. Turn rightt on Learned road and look for the 3-D sign,,
From vicksburg;
on Hiway 61 go across I-20 and it becomes hwy 27, follow 27 past the Big Black Bridge and turn left on Canada Crossroads, stay on this road until it dead ends,, the name will change, keep on keeping on to Old Port Gibson Rd. turn left, go under the Natchez Trace and turn right on Learned Road.. just as you enter the village look for the signs to the shoot.
. those of you coming from oakley traing school ,, cross three bridges and look for the sign at the pasture gate.. for those of you coming from
the west into learned go to the dead end and turn left and look for the signs at the pasture gate... If it rains the registration will be at jack's mama's house,,, just follow the signs we will be sure to put out enough.
The Southern Traditional Archery Assn.
wishes to recognize the Seth Harris Childhood Cancer Foundation {www.shccf.org} for their work in combatting childhood cancer, the email address for info is info@shccf.org .
any donation is deeply appreciated a dime helps,a dollar does more, this is an underfunded area of research, losing anyone to a disease like cancer is bad,,, losing a child,,,, you never recover.....
I will post the shooting schedules as soon as i have them,, if you want your schedule posted here , send it to me at the bigfoot1408@yahoo.com address.
S.H.A.R.E. foundation for kids.. this is the one i lost track of.
These folks help kids of all kinds ,healthy,ill. and challenged to enjoy nature, through hunting,fishing,camping,horse riding and generally mixing with other kids,some with disabilities and some without handicaps. these folks are a non profit group who care about kids.. check them out at http://www.share-ms.us they deserve your help.
IN MEMORIAM.
CECIL AHL
GERALDINE WILLIAMS
PAW PAW BO
DAVID MIMS
Southern traditional schedule
march 10-11 learned
march 24-25 winterville mounds
greenville
april 14, enid shoot
may 19-20 Jerry Pierce memorial,,enid
june Catch-A-Dream benefit to be announced
YAZOO CITY AND LOST TRIBE
SCHEDULES ARE IN THE SCHEDULE PAGE
{central ms.
send me your schedule so i can post it... brookhaven,, send me your schedule, we can't come to visit if we don't know when,}